(19)
(11) EP 3 287 005 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.07.2018 Bulletin 2018/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.02.2018 Bulletin 2018/09

(21) Application number: 17191601.8

(22) Date of filing: 09.02.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A01J 5/017(2006.01)
A01J 5/003(2006.01)
A01J 7/02(2006.01)
 A01K 1/12(2006.01)
A01J 7/00(2006.01)
A01J 7/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 10.02.2010 IE 20100071

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
11706024.4 / 2533628

(71) Applicant: Dairymaster
County Kerry (IE)

(72) Inventors:
  • HARTY, Edmond, Patrick Senior
    Causeway, County Kerry (IE)
  • HARTY, Edmond, Patrick Junior
    Causeway, County Kerry (IE)
  • HARTY, John
    Causeway, County Kerry (IE)

(74) Representative: Gorman, Francis Fergus 
F. F. Gorman & Co. 15 Clanwilliam Square
Dublin 2
Dublin 2 (IE)

   


(54) MILKING APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR PRESENTING A TEAT CUP FOR ATTACHING TO AN ANIMAL


(57) A rotary milking platform (1) comprises a plurality of apparatus, each of which comprises a platform (11) which forms a segment of the rotary platform (1). The platforms (11) define respective animal accommodating locations (3) for animals to be milked. A communicating opening (20) in each platform (11) is closed by a pair of closure plates (25) which are pivotal upwardly into an open state for separating the hind legs of an animal. A carriage (14) which is slideably carried beneath the platform (11) of each apparatus (10) in the directions of the arrows A and B. A teat cup carrier (15) is pivotally mounted in the carriage (14) of each apparatus (10) and is pivotal from a first state with teat cups (16) in the carrier (15) in a protective state extending horizontally and a second state with the teat cups (16) in a ready state extending vertically upwardly and ready for manual placement onto the teats of an animal. The carriage (14) is urgeable into a first position with the teat cup carrier (15) in the first state and with the teat cups (16) sealably engaged in plug elements (45) which include jetters (47) for use in rinsing and washing the milking system. The carriage (14) is moveable from the first position to a second position with the teat cup carrier (15) substantially aligned with the udder of an animal so that when the teat cup carrier (15) is urged into the second state, the teat cups (16) can be manually urged upwardly by hand and attached to the teat of the animal.







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